Attachable manure-spreader.



J. J. HOWD.

ATTAGHABLE MANURB SPRBADBB.

I APPLICATION IILED NOV. 4, 1909.

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Patented July 12, 1910.

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J. J. HUWD. ATTAGHABLE MANURB SPRBADER.

AllLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1909,

Patented July 12, 1910.

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ATLl-MI-IABLIEIV MANURE-SPREADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1910.

Application led November 4, 1909. Serial No. 526,237.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL J. I-IowD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burnside, in the county of Hancock and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Attachable Manure-Spreader, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has relation to attachable manure spreaders and itconsists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts ashereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and durable structurein the form of an attachment adapted to be applied to the body andrunning gear of an ordinary farm wagon and to be used for the purpose ofspreading manure carried beneaththe bod llith the above object in viewthe attachment includes a frame having side brackets adapted to beapplied to the sides of the wagon body and the end portions of the hindaxle of the ruiming gear and which are provided with U clamps adapted toreceive the said axle. The brackets are further provided with bearingsadapted to receive transversely disposed shafts upon which are mountedgear wheels and sprocket wheels, the sprocket wheels operativelyconnected with one of the rear wheels of the wagon running gear. Thesaid shafts are adapted to actuate an apron which moves longitudinallyof the wagon body and also a spreader cylinder located at the upperportion of the frame of which the brackets form component parts.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bodyand running gear of a wagon with the manure spreader attached thereto.Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the frame portion of the manure spreader. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of a detachable bearing adapted to be applied to the forwardend of the bottom of the wagon body. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectionalview of the wagon body showing a supplemental bolster in position uponthe terminus bolster of the running gear. Fig. 6 is a transversesectional view of the supplemental bolster located upon the terminusbolster of the running gear.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the body of anordinary farm wagon mounted upon bolsters 2 of a running gear of whichthe rear wheels 3 form component parts. Supplemental bolsters 4 arepositioned above the permanent bolsters 2 and are provided with slots 5through which the lower run of an apron (hereinafter to be described)passes. Bearing blocks 6 are detachably mounted at the forward end ofthe bottom of the wagon body 1 and a roller 7 is journaled in' the saidbearing. A sprocket rim 8 is attached to the spokes of one of the rearwheels 3.

The frame which forms the major portion of the spreader attachmentconsists of side brackets 9 which are provided at their lower ends withU-shaped clamps 10 adapted to receive the rear axle of the running gearof the wagon. The said brackets 9 are substantially U-shaped in sideelevation and their end portions receive between them the rear endportions of the sides of the wagon body 1. The brackets 9 are providedat their upper ends with clamps 11 adapted to receive the upper edgeportions of the sides of the wagon body 1. A rake bar 12 is connectedwith the upper end of the bracket 9 and extends transversely across theraiportion of the wagon body 1 and is provided with teeth 13 of usualarrangement. Bearings 14 are mounted upon the lower portions of thebrackets 9 and a shaft 15 is journaled in the said bearings. A sprocketwheel 16 is mounted upon the shaft 15 and a sprocket chain 17 passesaround the sprocket rim 8 and the sprocket wheel 16. The sprocket wheel16 is loosely Vmounted upon the shaft 15 and is provided with a clutchhub of usual pattern. A clutch member 18 is slidably mounted upon thesaid shaft 15 but is restrained against independent rotary movement withrelation to the shaft. A lever 19 is fulcrumed to the upper portion ofone of the brackets 9 and the forward end of an arm 2O is pivotallyconnected with the lower end of the said lever 19. The rear end of thesaid arm 2O engages with the clutch member 18 and is adapted to shiftthe said member longitudinally of the shaft 15 when the said arm ismoved longitudinally as the lever 19 is swung. A rod 21 is pivotallyconnected at its rear end with the upper end of the lever 19 and theforward end of the said rod 21 lies in a guide 22 provided at the sideof the wagon body 1. Bearings 23 are also mounted upon the brackets 19and a shaft 24 is journaled for rotation in the said bearings. A gearwheel 25 is fixed to the shaft 24 and meshes with a gear wheel 26 fixedto the shaft 15. Sprocket wheels 27 are fixed to the shaft 24 andsprocket chains 28 of an endless apron 29 pass around the said sprocketwheel 27. The apron 29 and the said chains also pass around the roller 7at the forward end of the body 1. Bearings 30 are mounted upon the upperportions of the brackets 9 and the shaft of a distributing cylinder 31is journaled in the said bearings 30. A sprocket wheel 32 is fixed tothe shaft of the cylinder 31 and a sprocket wheel 33 is fixed to theshaft 24. A sprocket chain 34 passes around the sprocket wheels 32 and33.

The operation of the attachment is as follows: Presuming that the body 1contains a load of manure and the running gear is moving over thesurface of the ground. When it is desired to spread the contents of thesaid body 1 upon the surface of the ground, the operator moves the rod31 longitudinally which in turn swings the lever 19 upon its fulcrumwhich in turn moves the arm 20 longitudinally and throws the clutchmember 18 into gear with the hub of the wheel 16. Thus rotary movementis transmitted from the traction wheels 3 through the rims 8 andsprocket chain 17 and sprocket wheel 16 to the shaft 15. Through theintermeshing gear wheels 26 and 25 rotary movement is transmitted fromthe shaft 15 to the shaft 24. As the said shaft 24 rotates, the apron 29is moved in an orbit, its lower run passing through the openings 5provided in the supple-mental bolsters 4. The upper run of the saidapron 29 moves toward the brackets 9 and consequently the material inthe body 1 is carried toward the said brackets upon the upper run ofthesaid apron. At the same time rotary movement is transmitted through thesprocket wheels 33 and 32 and chain 34 to the distributing cylinder 31and the fingers 35 upon the periphery of the said cylinder engage thematerial and carry the same up and under the teeth 13 upon the rake bar12. Thus the material is elevated and thrown rearwardly as the wagonrunning gear moves over the ground.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. An attachable manure spreader comprising a framehaving U shaped side brackets, clamps mounted upon the lower portions ofthe brackets and adapted to receive the axle of a running gear, clampsmounted upon the upper portions of the brackets and adapted to receivethe sides of a wagon body, an apron shaft journaled for rotation uponthe brackets and having connecting means for operating the same from thewheel of a wagon running gear and a distributing cylinder journaledbetween the brackets and operatively connected with the apron shaft.

2. In combination with awagon body mounted upon a running gear, anattachable manure spreader comprising a frame having clamps forattachment with the axle of the running gear and the side board of thewagon body, a shaft journaled upon the frame, means for transmit-tingrotary movement from one of the wheels of the running gear to saidshaft, said means including a clutch member, a clutch member mountedupon the said shaft, a lever fulcrumed to the frame and having an armoperatively connected with the clutch member upon the shaft, an apronshaft journaled upon the frame and operatively connected with the firstsaid shaft, a cylinder journaled upon the frame and operativelyconnected with the apron shaft, supplemental bolsters having elongatedopenings adapted to be applied to the terminus bolsters of the runninggear, an endless apron having its lower run passed through the openingsin the supplemental bolsters, bearino blocks mounted at the forwardportion of7 the wagon body, a roller journaled for rotation in thebearing blocks, said apron passing around the said roller and around theapron shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J OEL J. HOI/VD.

Vitnesses J. F. AKIN, S. D. SToNEr..

